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				<title><![CDATA[Art of Play]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us for The Art of Play, a fun Family Arts Night event hosted by Ms. Tiffany where movement, creativity, and choice come together in an open-gym style setting outside!

Families can explore activities like soccer, basketball, kickball, and badminton at their own pace—welcoming all ages and skill levels, just bring comfy clothes and a readiness to have fun!

This event is on Tuesday, April 28th from 5:30-7:00pm.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spring Arts Festival]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Schedule of events: 

       10am - 2pm  Marker's Market
                               K-8 Visual Art Exhibit
                               Screenprinting, Games, Food Trucks

                  11am    Theater / Music Showcase - 
                                 "Challenging Athena"

                     1pm     Dance Performance

Parking is in gravel lot. This is a Family Event and all students must be supervised. This is not a drop off event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Virtual-Hybrid Middle School Opening This August]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spark Learning Center is a new virtual-hybrid middle school, separate from ArtSpace, but grounded in the same best practices that make ArtSpace great. Applications are open NOW! Visit www.sparklearningcenter.org to learn more.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spring Events]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Family Engagement Series]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year's family engagement events have been released and include a variety of fun, engaging, family-focused activities to keep our learning community strong.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Call for Artists - Maker's Market]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Introducing...Spark Learning Center!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exciting news—the ArtSpace community is growing! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Spark Learning Center, a new hybrid middle school program (Grades 6–8) created by the team at ArtSpace Charter School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Family Skate Night Fundraiser!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us on Friday, November 14th for a night of fun at the Smokey Park Sk8way for a skate-tastic fundraiser! Mention "ArtSpace" at the door.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Article: Swannanoa' ArtSpace Charter School Becomes a Safe Harbor After Helene]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Find us in this month’s issue of The Laurel of Asheville on page 24! Read about how we have responded to the needs of our community and worked to create a strong and supportive space for students in “Swannanoa’s ArtSpace Charter School Becomes a Safe Harbor After Helene”. Click the link to read the full article!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Mountain XPress Winners!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wow! We had TEN students featured in the Mountain XPress Kids Issues this year, responding to the prompt about what inspires them!  They responded with drawing, painting, poetry and more, illustrating their ideas and telling descriptive, moving narratives about the people, places, and things that give them hope and motivation.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Article: Taking Account After A Hurricane]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click to read a reflection written by our Director, Dr. Sarena Fuller, published by Education NC.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter School Wins #1 Best Of WNC Awards in Three Categories!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the 11th year in a row, ArtSpace Charter School has swept the categories of #1 Best School (Pre-college), #1 Art Education Program (Hall of Fame), and #1 Music Teacher (Meg Novak)]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:38:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Unlocking the Artist, Scholar at ArtSpace Charter School]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:48:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dr. Sarena Fuller Named Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Finalist and Charter Principal of the Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Dr. Sarena for representing Western North Carolina and NC Charters at the Wells Fargo Principal of the Year ceremony last week in Raleigh!

She was a Finalist and also named the NC Charter School Principal of the Year! We are so proud of you and are lucky to have you leading our school community with integrity, compassion, grace, and strength!

Click the link below to watch her Finalist video on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA9X0liGUkQ]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 10:41:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Join Us for our Spring Arts Festival!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[You are invited to our Free Community Arts event at ArtSpace Charter School on Saturday, May 17th from 10am-2pm!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 12:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open House for Prospective Families]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us on Tuesday, February 11th for a special presentation, student-led tour, and up-close look at ArtSpace!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter Recognized for Excellence]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)—formerly the National Title I Association—selected ArtSpace Charter School as a 2022 ESEA Distinguished School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:36:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spring Fine Arts Events]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Looking forward to seeing you for our Fine Arts Spring Showcases!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:36:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Join Us for Artstravaganza on May 1st!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.artspacecharter.org/apps/news/article/1910400</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us for Artstravaganza: A K-8 Student Art Show and Fine Art Silent Auction! Silent Auction will include 10"x10" panels donated by local artists. Open to the public. We can't wait to see you there!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:54:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[DPI Exceeded Academic Growth Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ArtSpace students, staff, and families have been recognized by the Department of Public Instruction and State Board of Education.  We have received an Exceeded Academic Growth Award for accomplishments in the 2021-22 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:05:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Best of WNC Winners!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ArtSpace is in the Hall of Fame]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:24:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vote For Us! Best of WNC]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vote for us to keep our titles of Best School (Precollege), Best Art Education Program, and Best Music Teacher in Mountain XPress' Best Of WNC! Thank you for all of your support!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:51:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Winter Family Events]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We hope to see you at some of our fun Family events during January and February!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 08:42:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ESEA Distinguished School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter School has been named a 2022 National ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Distinguished School. ESEA is a federal program that provides funding to ensure that all students receive excellent educational services. ArtSpace is one of two schools in North Carolina to receive this honor.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:48:14 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter Designated as a No Place for Hate School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The ArtSpace NPFH program elaborated on the work that is going on around school and how it aligns with the mission and vision of ArtSpace.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:55:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ribbon Cutting Fall Festival]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The countdown is on! Join us for the grand opening of the new arts building and a fall festival event for the whole family!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:46:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter School’s Waterfall Wise]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ms. Waterfall shared insight on working at ArtSpace as the dance instructor and how dance has a key role in enhancing the education of students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:01:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter School Facilitates Learning Recovery with Arts Approach]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ArtSpace Charter School, in Swannanoa, is using its arts integration learning approach to facilitate students’ emotional, social, academic and physical recovery from the disruption of in-person education due to the pandemic.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:21:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Voted Best Charter School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ArtSpace takes home this "Best of" honor through a contest sponsored by Asheville Media Group.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:42:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArtSpace Receives ACCESS Grant]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence for Student Success (ACCESS) grant will help ArtSpace better meet the needs of traditionally underserved students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
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